{"product_id":"germans-peter-monteath-9781862549111","title":"Germans: Travellers, settlers and their descendants in South Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Beehive Corner and Bert Flugelman's polished balls in Rundle Mall to the vineyards, churches and cemeteries of the Barossa Valley, tangible signs of South Australia's Germans are everywhere to be seen. Too often, however, 'the Germans' are regarded as a single group in the state's history. The truth is more complex and intriguing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Those who came during the colony's first decades mostly spoke a common language, but were divided by differences of country, culture and class. They were farmers from Silesia and Brandenburg, missionaries from Dresden, liberals from Berlin, merchants from Hamburg, miners from the Harz mountains or erudite graduates from some of the best universities in the world. They brought an astonishing variety of knowledge and talents, and were destined to make a difference in many fields.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No less varied have been the experiences of their descendants and more recent arrivals. Germans have been praised as model citizens, even as over-achievers. But at times they have also been accused of divided loyalties or barefaced treachery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The essays gathered here explore the multiple origins, experiences and contributions of Germans in South Australia over some 175 years. Part celebration and part sober assessment, this book helps make sense of South Australia today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Monteath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1862549117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781862549111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.95d","brand":"Peter Monteath","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138655940863,"sku":"9781862549111","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5d892cd-1288-4c00-a04e-89162e8bc531.jpg?v=1687900851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/germans-peter-monteath-9781862549111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}